--- a/src/core/strings.cc	Wed Jan 24 20:18:59 2024 -0500
+++ b/src/core/strings.cc	Sun Feb 04 21:17:17 2024 -0500
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 /* ew */
 std::string Implode(const std::vector<std::string>& vector, const std::string& delimiter) {
 	if (vector.size() < 1)
-		return "-";
+		return "";
 
 	std::string out;
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 std::string Implode(const std::set<std::string>& set, const std::string& delimiter) {
 	if (set.size() < 1)
-		return "-";
+		return "";
 
 	std::string out;
 
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
 }
 
 std::vector<std::string> Split(const std::string &text, const std::string& delimiter) {
+	if (text.length() < 1)
+		return {};
+
 	std::vector<std::string> tokens;
 
 	std::size_t start = 0, end = 0;
@@ -91,7 +94,8 @@
 }
 
 /* removes dumb HTML tags because anilist is aids and
-   gives us HTML for synopses :/ */
+ * gives us HTML for synopses :/
+*/
 std::string RemoveHtmlTags(std::string string) {
 	while (string.find("<") != std::string::npos) {
 		auto startpos = string.find("<");